String Tension in SU(3) Gauge Theory on a 16**4 Lattice

May, 1983
3 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 128 (1983) 415-417
  • Published: 1983
Report number:
  • CERN-TH-3591

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
Wilson loop expectation values are measured with improved statistics at β =5.40 and 5.70 by the Monte Carlo method. In this coupling constant region the (dimensionless) string tension drops more rapidly than required by the one-loop renormalization formula.
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY: SU(3)
  • LATTICE FIELD THEORY: STRING TENSION
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY: WILSON LOOP
  • NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS: MONTE CARLO